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[Download] Programming Windows Phone 7 Free Ebook

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If you are a C# programmer and willing to develop application for the newly launched Windows Phone 7 platform, here is a good news for you!

Microsoft has released a 1013-page long free ebbok , Programming Windows Phone 7 written by the popular author Charles Petzold. Charles Petzold, who has authored various programming books on Windows OS for the last 24 years has complied this book as a gift to programming community from the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 team. The book contains 24 chapters which have been divided into 3 parts: The Basics, Silverlight, and XNA. While this is available as a freely downloadable ebook , the book will also be available for sale as two print editions: Microsoft Silverlight Programming for Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft XNA Framework Programming for Windows Phone 7, and should be available in stores starting from December 2010.

Download Programming Windows Phone 7 : ebook (pdf format) |  ebook’s sample code (zip file)

Airtel Offering Free Facebook Access Till August 31

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Free Facebook on Airtel

India’s leading telecom operator Airtel in an attempt to make youth use its internet services via GPRS (Airtel Live), has announced a free access to the popular social networking site Facebook free till August 31, 2010. During this period, Airtel users can browse the mobile version of the Facebook site, which is currently available in English and Hindi. The company has also said the site will soon be available in five other Indian languages which include Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.

How To Activate:

Just type “FACEBOOK” and send as SMS to 54323 to get started you will soon receive a reply message with the following content:

Free browsing of Facebook! Click on http://m.facebook.com to enjoy Free. To avail the free offer, Save Airtel Live Setting as default. Valid till 31 Aug 2010

Please remember that browsing any site other than Airtel Live portal and Facebook would cost you (pay per data).To surf all the websites, you need to use Airtel RC 98 which gives you unlimited mobile internet (up to 2GB) for 30 days.

It’s worth to note that Uninor, another mobile operator, is also offering similar free (sort of) access to Facebbok, twitter and LinkedIn in a different way for it’s MyConnect unlimited internet users.

Via Airtel PR

Uninor Unlimited Mobile Internet Plans Tariff

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Matching up to the mobile unlimited internet plans of the other mobile operators in India (Airtel RC 98 for instance), Uninor has launched two affordable unlimited mobile internet plans MyConnect 90 and MyConnect 9 for its customers. Uninor is a joint venture of Norway’s Telenor and India’s Unitech group. Debuted in 2009 in India, the mobile network is still relatively considered as infant in a country which is considered as the one of largest countries with high mobile penetration.

Uninor’s new mobile internet plans are in fact far more affordable than Airtel’s RC 98 and unlimited plans of some other mobile operators. If we compare the Airtel’s RC 98 with Uninor MyConnect 90:

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Airtel RC 98 Vs Uninor MyConnect 90

>> Airtel’s data transfer limit is 2 GB where as Uninor’s Rs.90 pack gives internet browsing worth 3 GB for free

>> Uninor is offering free browsing for Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn sites (meaning that the data browsed will not be counted under the data usage limit)  where as Airtel doesn’t. Considering  fact that most of the youth in India spend their browsing these social networking sites, it saves a lot of data

>> Uninor being a relatively new entrant with less subscriber base, hence the network congestion should be less and this in turn should result in a better browsing speeds at least theoretically when compared to Airtel with huge number of users like you trying to access the internet.

Uninor Unlimited internet tariff plans:

Internet Plans Price Benefit Validity Charges
MyConnect 90 Rs. 90 Free internet browsing up to 3 GB 30 days 10p/10kb beyond free usage
MyConnect 9 Rs. 9 Free internet browsing up to 60 MB 3 days 10p/10kb beyond free usage

Advantages:

– Unlimited internet access (3 days for Rs.9 pack, 30 days for Rs. 90 pack)

– Free browsing for social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

Samsung :) Smiley SGH-T359: Affordable 3G Phone Full Specifications

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Samsung has released three mid-range phones for T-Mobile Samsung 🙂 Smiley SGH-T359, Gravity 3 and Gravity T.

Samsung 🙂 Smiley will be an entry-level phone model with 1.3 MP camera with 2x digital zoom and video recording, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3G connectivity, up to 16GB microSD support, 184 MHz processor, Bluetooth 2.1, T-Mobile Social Buzz, mp3 player, etc.

Samsung 🙂 Smiley Pictures:

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Samsung Smiley

Samsung Smiley

Samsung 🙂 Smiley Full Specifications:

Dimensions 99.6 x 59.4 x 15
Weight 112.8 g
Display – TFT, 256K colors
– 240 x 320 pixels
– QWERTY keyboard
Memory – Internal: 50 MB
– External: Up to 16GB microSD
Camera – 1.3 megapixels
– 1280 x 1024 pixels
– 2x digital zoom
Processor 184 MHz processor
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– 1700 / 2100 (UMTS)
Connectivity – 3G (Up to 384 kbps)
– A-GPS
– Bluetooth v2.1
– microUSB 2.0
Audio/Video formats – MP4/H.263/H.264 (video)
– MP3/eAAC+/WAV (audio)
Extras – Web2go
– T-Mobile Social Buzz
– Social Networking Integration
Battery Standard Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Talk time – Up to 5 hrs (2G)
– Up to 6 hrs (3G)
Stand-by time – Up to 20 hrs (3G)
– Up to 13 days (2G)
Availability Released in June 2010, Available in markets

Price And Availability:

Samsung 🙂 Smiley has been officially released and is available in the mobile markets via T-Mobile at a retail price of $149.99 (Even More Plus) or the price of the phone would be $19.99 (on 2-year agreement) which just works on T-Mobile only.

Samsung SHW-M110S Full Specifications

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What’s up with Samsung these days ? Like how Nokia rolled out half-a-dozen Nokia 5800 lookalike models after the phone’s initial launch, Samsung is launching different phone models (with different names!) , which are all more or less variants of Samsung Galaxy S (yes, didn’t we cover Samsung i897 Captivate, Samsung Vibrant and Samsung Galaxy Tab ?)

Coming to Samsung SHW-M110S Galaxy S, this is the South Korea’s Samsung Galaxy S version with almost similar features but differs in the storage where, 14 GB user available storage is available besides 2 GB internal memory and up to 32 GB microSD card support. Samsung M110S Galaxy S also offers a DMB TV-tuner, SKT’s T-Store support, Kyobo e-book app etc.

Samsung M110S Galaxy S Pictures:

Samsung SHW-M110S Galaxy S

Samsung M110S Galaxy S Full Specifications:

Dimensions 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
Weight 121 g
Display – 4” super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
– 480 x 800 pixels
– Multi-touch input
– Swype text input
Camera – 5 megapixels
– 2592 x 1944 pixels
– Autofocus, touch focus, face and smile detection
– Video rec: 720p HD @ 30fps
– Sec. camera: VGA
Memory – Internal: 2GB, 14GB user available storage
– External: Up to 32GB microSD
Processor 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor
Operating System Android OS v2.1 Eclair
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– 850 / 1900 / 2100 (3G HSDPA)
Connectivity – 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps)
– Bluetooth v3.0
– Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
– microUSB 2.0
– A-GPS
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Audio/Video formats – MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 (Video)
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC (Audio)
Extras – DMB TV
– TouchWiz 3.0 UI
– Accelerometer sensor
– Proximity sensor
– Stereo FM with RDS
– Social networking apps
– Digital compass
– Doc editor
– Preloaded Google products
– Flash Lite v3.1
Battery Standard Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Talk time – Up to 15 hrs 30 mins (2G)
– Up to 7 hrs 50 mins (3G)
Stand-by time – Up to 590 hrs (2G)
– Up to 490 hrs (3G)
Colors Black, Grey
Availability Expected release in Q3 2010

Price And Availability:

The Samsung Galaxy SHW-M110S has been launched and is available for sale in South Korea. The price of the phone is around $790 which is pretty much high for such a device.

Motorola Charm QWERTY Android 2.1 Phone: Leaked Details

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Motorola will soon launch another Motorola FlipOut like QWERTY phone Motorola Charm, looks mostly like FlipOut but lacks the rotating feature present in it, according to the leaked information.

Charm runs on Android v2.1 (Eclair) with a 2.8-inch QVGA capacitive touchscreen, four-row QWERTY keyboard, touch-sensitive keys (like those in FlipOut), other details are yet to be known.

Watch this space for the update on official specifications of Motorola Charm.

Motorola Charm Pictures:

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Motorola Charm Full Specifications*:

Display – 2.8” TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
– 320 x 240 pixels
– QWERTY keyboard
– Multi-touch input
Memory Up to 32GB microSD
Camera – ? megapixels (unknown)
– Geo-tagging & Face detection
Operating System Android OS v2.1 Eclair
Connectivity – 3G (HSDPA, HSUPA)
– Bluetooth v2.1
– microUSB v2.0
– A-GPS
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– 900 / 2100 (HSDPA)
Audio/Video formats – MP3/eAAC+/WAV (audio)
– MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 (video)
Extras – Touch sensitive controls
– Accelerometer sensor
– Proximity sensor
– MOTOBLUR UI v1.5
– Social networking integration (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter apps)
– Doc viewer
Battery —
Talk time —
Stand-by time —
Availability Expected release in Q3 2010

[*] Unofficial rumoured specifications, subject to change

Price And Availability:

Motorola Charm will hit the T-Mobile USA stores in 2010 (in Q3?) itself, but there is no official information on the exact time of availability and the price of Motorola Charm is also yet to be announced officially.

Samsung C5010 Squash Full Specifications

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Samsung has recently announced a new entry level affordable 3G phone Samsung C5010 aka Samsung Squash. The candybar phone features 3G (UMTS), 2-inch display, music player, FM radio, Bluetooth v2.1, 1.3 MP camera, microSD support (up to 8GB) etc.

Samsung C5010 Squash Pictures:

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Samsung C5010 Squash Full Specifications:

Dimensions 115 x 46 x 12.8 mm
Weight 81 g
Display – 2” TFT 65K colors
– 128 x 160 pixels
Camera – 1.3 megapixels
– 1280 x 1024 pixels
– Video rec: QVGA @15fps
Memory – Internal: 42 MB
– External: Up to 8GB microSD
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– 900 / 2100 (3G UMTS)
Connectivity – 3G up to 384 Kbps
– Bluetooth v2.1
– USB 2.0
Audio/Video Formats – MP3/AAC (Audio)
– MP4/H.264/H.263 (Video)
Extras – Stereo FM radio & FM recording
– Google Maps, Google Whether
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Battery Standard Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
Talk time – Up to 6 hrs (2G)
– Up to 3 hrs (3G)
Stand-by time – Up to 550 hrs (2G)
– Up to 400 hrs (3G)
Colors Black
Availability Expected release in Q3, 2010

Price And Availability:

Samsung C5010 Squash is expected to be priced around $125 (€ 102) or Rs. 5800 INR in India. Samsung Squash is expected to be released in the markets during Q3, 2010.

Motorola ES400 (Motorola EDA) Full Specifications

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Motorola ES400 is the first device running Windows Embedded Handheld announced together with the platform release by the Microsoft. This is also called EDA in short (stands for Enterprise Digital Assistant). This is designed such a way that it will survive the most difficult conditions like rain, high and low temperatures, and even withstanding the drops on a vinyl covered concrete ES400 works on both GSM and CDMA making it a global phone that would work any where in the globe.

Motorola EDA (ES400) comes with Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional OS, a 3-inch VGA resistive touchscreen, 600 MHz Qualcomm processor, 256MB RAM, 1GB of flash memory, 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 3 MP camera with LED flash (can read barcodes), a standard 1540mAh Li-Ion battery and also an extended 3080mAh battery too (hence it is thicker).

Warranty: Motorola ES400 is coming with a 3-year warranty, so definitely a better ROI.

Motorola ES400 Pictures:

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Motorola ES400 Full Specifications:

Dimensions 129 x 60.4 x 16.4 mm
Weight 156 g
Display – 3” TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
– 640 x 480 pixels
– Full QWERTY keypad
Camera – 3.15 megapixels
– 2048×1536 pixels
– LED flash
– Auto focus
Memory – Internal: 1GB ROM, 256 MB RAM
– External: up to 32GB microSD
Processor 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7627 processor
Operating System MS Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– 850 / 1900 / 2100 (3G HSDPA)
– 850/1900 (CDMA/EVDO Rev A)
Connectivity – 3G HSDPA
– Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
– Bluetooth v2.0
– A-GPS
– microUSB 2.0
Audio/Video formats – MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA (Audio)
– MP4/3gp/MWV/H.264 (Video)
Extras – Accelerometer sensor
– Motorola Enterprise UI
– IP42 certified – water proof
– MIL-STD 810G compliant
– Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 0.91m
– Biometric fingerprint scanner
– Bar code scanner
Battery – Standard Li-Ion 1540 mAh battery
– Extended battery: Li-Ion 3080 mAh
Talk time – Up to 6 hrs
– Up to 12 hrs (extended battery)
Stand-by time – Up to 250 hrs
– Up to 500 hrs (extended battery)
Colors Black
Availability Expected in Q3 2010

Price And Availability:

The Motorola EDA or Motorola ES400 is expected to be released in the markets during Q3 2010. However the price of Motorola ES400 hasn’t been announced officially yet.

Samsung B2710 Leaked Specifications

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Samsung’s upcoming mid-range mobile phone Samsung B2710 will soon hit the mobile markets. Mean while we have managed to get the primary specifications of the phone (see the table). We wait for the official release of the phone, but according to the unconfirmed reports,

Samsung B2710 will have all basic features that you expect like: 2-inch TFT screen, a 2 MP camera that can shoot QVGA video, 3G (not HSDPA) support, audio/video player, Bluetooth 2.0, and other features including digital compass, dust and water proof Urethane body, noise cancellation, social networking and IM apps, pedometer, altimeter etc. 3.5 mm audio jack is however missing in the phone.

Samsung B2710 Pictures:

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Samsung B2710 Full Specifications*:

Dimensions 104.4 x 49.9 x 18.6 mm
Weight 115 g
Display – 2” TFT 256K colors
Camera – 2 megapixels
– 1600 x 1200 pixels
– Video rec: QVGA @ 15fps
Memory microSD support
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– 900 / 2100 (3G UMTS)
Connectivity – 3G (384 kbps)
– Bluetooth v2.0
– microUSB 1.1
Audio/Video formats – MP4/H.263 (Video)
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA (Audio)
Extras – IP67 certified – dust and water proof
– Noise cancellation
– Urethane body
– Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo & Gtalk apps
– Digital compass
– Pedometer
– Altimeter
– Flash light
Battery Standard Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Colors Black & Blue
Availability Expected release in July 2010

[*] Based on rumors, subject to change

Price And Availability:

The price of Samsung B2710 hasn’t been announced yet. It is expected to be announced officially on July 5, 2010. Watch this space for update on price.

Samsung i897 Captivate Announced On AT&T

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Samsung Galaxy S has been officially announced on AT&T as Samsung i897 Captivate. AT&T is the first US carrier to offer Samsung Galaxy for its customers.

Samsung i897 Captivate packs a big 4-inch super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Android OS v2.1 Eclair, 3G HSDPA connectivity, 1GHz processor, 5 megapixels camera capable of 720p HD video recording, Bluetooth v3.0, Wi-Fi, 16GB of on-board storage (expandable up to 32GB using microSd card).

Samsung i897 Captivate Pictures:

Samsung i897 Captivate Full Specifications:

Display – 4” super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
– 480 x 800 pixels
– Multi-touch input
– Swype text input
Camera – 5 megapixels
– 2592 x 1944 pixels
– Autofocus, touch focus, face and smile detection
– Video rec: 720p HD @ 30fps
– Sec. camera: VGA
Memory – Internal: 16GB, 512 MB RAM
– External: Up to 32GB microSD
Processor 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor
Operating System Android OS v2.1 Eclair
Network – 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (2G)
– 850 / 1900 / 2100 (3G HSDPA)
Connectivity – 3G (HSDOA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps)
– Bluetooth v3.0
– Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
– microUSB 2.0
– A-GPS
– 3.5 mm audio jack
Audio/Video formats – MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 (Video)
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC (Audio)
Extras – TouchWiz 3.0 UI
– Accelerometer sensor
– Proximity sensor
– Stereo FM with RDS
– Social networking apps
– Digital compass
– Doc editor
– Preloaded Google products
– Flash Lite v3.1
Battery Standard Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Talk time – Up to 13 hrs 30 mins (2G)
– Up to 6 hrs 30 mins (3G)
Stand-by time – Up to 750 hrs (2G)
– Up to 576 hrs (3G)
Colors Black, Grey
Availability Expected release in Q3 2010

Price And Availability:

The Samsung i897 Captivate has been officially announced, but the exact launch date or the price of Samsung i897 Captivate have not been announced by AT&T.